Acalypha boiviniana Baill. (1861:272)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Ricinocarpus boivinianus (Baill.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 617 (1891)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Last record: 1848 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution & Habitat
Zanzibar
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]
Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
Govaerts, R., Frodin, D. G. and Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Muñoz-Rodríguez, P., Cardiel, J. M. and Atha, D. (2014). Acalypha subgenus Linostachys (Euphorbiaceae, Acalyphoideae): a global review. Phytotaxa 166: 199-221.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 9 September 2024]
Erythroxylum ellipticum Ramírez (1904:127)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym of E. macrophyllum macrophyllum) (POWO, 2024)
Distribution & Habitat
Mexico
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 11 July 2024]
Walter, Kerry Scott and Gillett, Harriet J. (eds.). (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK: IUCN – The World Conservation Union. lxiv + 862 pp. ["Ex/E" (p. 256)]
Glochidion gardneri Thwaites (1861:286)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Diasperus gardneri (Thwaites) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 597 (1891)
Conservation Status
Missing (Wijesundara et al., 2020:107) or Extinct (IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, 2007:56) or Invalid (synonym of G. nemorale) (POWO, 2024)
Distribution & Habitat
Sri Lanka
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Govaerts, R., Frodin, D. G. and Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. (2007). The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii + 148 pp.
MOE (Ministry of Environment). (2012). The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476 pp.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 7 July 2024]
Wijesundara, Siril, Ranasinghe, Subhani, Jayasinghe, Himesh, Gunawardena, Nadeeka, Fonseka, Gayani and Wijesooriya, Shivanthi. (2020). Angiosperms in Sri Lanka: Present status of Angiosperms in Sri Lanka, pp. 1-168. In: The National Red List 2020 - Conservation Status of the Flora of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and the National Herbarium, Department of National Botanic Gardens. xviii + 254 pp.
Breynia retroversa (Wight) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. (2012:121)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Sauropus retroversus Wight in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 6, t. 1951 (1853); Aalius retroversa (Wight) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 591 (1891); Phyllanthus retroversus (Wight) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33: 715 (2009)
Conservation Status
Missing (MOE, 2012:305; Wijesundara et al., 2020:109) or Rediscovered [by implication] (POWO, 2024) or Invalid (synonym of B. androgyna) (van Welzen et al., 2014:91)
Distribution & Habitat
Sri Lanka
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. (2007). The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii + 148 pp.
MOE (Ministry of Environment). (2012). The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476 pp.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 7 July 2024]
van Welzen, P. C., Pruesapan, K., Telford, I. R. H., Esser, H.-J. and Bruhl, J. J. (2014). Phylogenetic reconstruction prompts taxonomic changes in Sauropus, Synostemon and Breynia (Phyllanthaceae tribe Phyllantheae). Blumea 59: 77-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651914X684484
Wijesundara, Siril, Ranasinghe, Subhani, Jayasinghe, Himesh, Gunawardena, Nadeeka, Fonseka, Gayani and Wijesooriya, Shivanthi. (2020). Angiosperms in Sri Lanka: Present status of Angiosperms in Sri Lanka, pp. 1-168. In: The National Red List 2020 - Conservation Status of the Flora of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and the National Herbarium, Department of National Botanic Gardens. xviii + 254 pp.
Phyllanthus hakgalensis Thwaites ex Trimen (1885:242)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Diasperus hakgalensis (Thwaites ex Trimen) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 601 (1891); Reidia hakgalensis (Thwaites ex Trimen) Alston in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 258 (1931)
Conservation Status
Missing (MOE, 2012:304; Wijesundara et al., 2020:108) or Extinct (IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, 2007; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1884 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution & Habitat
Sri Lanka
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Chakrabarty, T. and Balakrishnan, N. P. (2018). Indo-Burmese Phyllanthaceae: A Taxonomic Revision: 1-437. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]
Govaerts, R., Frodin, D. G. and Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. (2007). The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii + 148 pp.
MOE (Ministry of Environment). (2012). The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476 pp.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 7 July 2024]
Wijesundara, Siril, Ranasinghe, Subhani, Jayasinghe, Himesh, Gunawardena, Nadeeka, Fonseka, Gayani and Wijesooriya, Shivanthi. (2020). Angiosperms in Sri Lanka: Present status of Angiosperms in Sri Lanka, pp. 1-168. In: The National Red List 2020 - Conservation Status of the Flora of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and the National Herbarium, Department of National Botanic Gardens. xviii + 254 pp.